The Midland areas are usually held the first two weekends in March, so I would hazard a guess that it will be the same next year which would makethe dates 5th & 6th and 12th & 13th.

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oops....correct Roger....don't know why i got that wrong....19th March is the date we were looking at.

I'm pretty sure the weekends you state are the ones that will be used...It reminded me that a couple of years back in 2003 they changed to be over two weekends so all contests were in the Town Hall rather than one weekend where 2nd and 4th sections were stuck in that terrible Belvedere Country Club venue (we only played there in 2002 the once....which was more than enough!)

Looks like that middle weekend will be massive for us as we are hoping to trade at Hendon Highlights 25th anniversary concert at Royal Festival Hall on 12th March.

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Hmm...no Midlands Regional dates set yet? :?

I have to assume ATM that the dates I'm making a guess on are correct.
In which case...yes...you will be busy!!!

...I know (or remember seeing) that the organisers were talking of making sure all the Regionals were in the same month

...seemed the poor Western region were always after everybody else into April and so the qualifiers for the finals were at a distinct disadvantage when trying to book hotels (unless they took a flyer and booked beforehand).

...seemed the poor Western region were always after everybody else into April and so the qualifiers for the finals were at a distinct disadvantage when trying to book hotels (unless they took a flyer and booked beforehand).

Regards

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Why can't they all be on the same weekend (actually I've just realised why as I'm typing this, is it so the stand holders can be at them all?) Still means that the L and SC are three weeks behind when it comes to hotel bookings. Are the weekends rotated at all?

Why can't they all be on the same weekend (actually I've just realised why as I'm typing this, is it so the stand holders can be at them all?)

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I'm not sure that the 'stand holders' are taken into consideration and I wouldn't necessarily expect to be either. There would be more pressing things to consider like availability of suitable venues and adjudicators.